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   Ostracize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ostracized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ostracizing .] [Gr. ὀστρακίζειν, fr. ὄστρακον a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. ὄστρεον oyster, ὀστέον bone.  Cf. Osseous, Oyster.]
   (Gr. Antiq.) To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
   Grote.
   
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   To banish from society, by a general consent; to exclude from social, political, or private favor; to exclude from conversation or friendship; to shun; as, he was ostracized by his former friends.  A person may be ostracized by a formal vote or by a widespread but informal agreement.
   Marvell.
   
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